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Job Title

Product Cost Specialist 1

Position Overview

Develop accurate standard costs after reviewing specs, raw material costs, manufacturing standards, and margins for accuracy. Resultant costs used for inventory valuation, pricing, earnings , manufacturing P & L, gross margin reporting, and use as raw materials in other products.

Responsibilities

+ Work with R & D, manufacturing, sales, and others as needed to develop the corporate standard costs for new manufactured styles, including estimates for products being developed and products submitted for job quotes

+ Update standard costs on a quarterly basis

+ Determine and maintain standard costs for raw materials used in manufacturing

+ Maintain costs of products bought for resale including cost of procurement

+ Maintain waste and distressed values for raw materials

+ Maintain values of off quality or distressed inventory

+ Determine accurate raw material usage standards from product specs

+ Utilize various systems to review or assign appropriate production standards and develop accurate standard costs

+ Compile and verify all input data and calculations before approving standard costs

+ Challenge any questionable inputs prior to approval such as costs for new products vs. expected margins or margin guidelines

+ Review the quarterly change comparisons verifying the accuracy of changes

+ Document and follow procedures

+ System improvements in conjunction with IS, Manufacturing, Accounting, R & D , Sales, Tax, CDS, et c

+ Reporting as needed to serve our internal customers

+ Guard confidential intellectual property including but not limited to: costs, processes, procedures, systems, calculations, et c

+ Basic knowledge of costing processes and systems Position

Requirements

+ High School Education

+ Service oriented

+ Demonstrates excellent organizational skills

+ Follows procedures /directions well

+ Must be able to work effectively in a stressful environment

+ Demonstrates accuracy and thoroughness and ability to work with detail

+ Ability to work well with a diverse group of people at various levels

+ Ability to work well in a team

+ Meet tight deadlines

+ Decision making with little or no supervision

Preferred Skills

+ Computer skills: proficient with costing programs and other spec related programs Impact, TTR, GLINK, NSP Project

+ P roficient with Microsoft Office (Excel and Word)

+ Possesses a good understanding of manufacturing

+ Has working knowledge of formula calculations used in the costing process

Talent Model Competencies

+ Manage Work (timeliness)

+ Apply Work Standards (defect free products/services)

+ Build Customer Satisfaction (treat people well)

This role is a hybrid position. Applicants must be local to the surrounding area of Dalton, GA.

Work Shift

8 Hr non-rotating shift, Hrs fall to in punch day, Observed Calendar, shift starts AM

Shaw Industries is an equal opportunity employer as to all protected groups, including protected veterans and individuals with disabilities.